A stranded sea otter pup has been reunited with its mother in California this week.In a heartwarming video shared by the City of Morro Bay, the baby otter is heard crying out as marine experts hold him off the deck of a harbor patrol boat. Soon enough, the tiny animal's mother appears, crying out and swimming toward the boat. “It was a really great moment,” said Aliah Meza, operations assistant at the Marine Mammal Center in Morro Bay, told KEYT. Meza said the center got a call about a stranded pup Monday morning. After searching for about an hour, the mammals finally found each other by calling out.“Mom was very happy to get the pup back and she grabbed him and swam back to the group,” said Meza. “Because they are so dependent on mom, this is the ideal outcome for them."Experts say otter pups can get separated from their group when there are storms or high tide in their habitat.

MORRO BAY, Calif. —

A stranded sea otter pup has been reunited with its mother in California this week.

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In a heartwarming video shared by the City of Morro Bay, the baby otter is heard crying out as marine experts hold him off the deck of a harbor patrol boat. Soon enough, the tiny animal's mother appears, crying out and swimming toward the boat.

“It was a really great moment,” said Aliah Meza, operations assistant at the Marine Mammal Center in Morro Bay, told KEYT.

Meza said the center got a call about a stranded pup Monday morning. After searching for about an hour, the mammals finally found each other by calling out.

“Mom was very happy to get the pup back and she grabbed him and swam back to the group,” said Meza. “Because they are so dependent on mom, this is the ideal outcome for them."

Experts say otter pups can get separated from their group when there are storms or high tide in their habitat.